EP0562979A3 - Non-volatile memory thermal printer cartridge - Google Patents

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EP0562979A3
EP0562979A3 EP19930420124 EP93420124A EP0562979A3 EP 0562979 A3 EP0562979 A3 EP 0562979A3 EP 19930420124 EP19930420124 EP 19930420124 EP 93420124 A EP93420124 A EP 93420124A EP 0562979 A3 EP0562979 A3 EP 0562979A3
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volatile memory
thermal printer
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Stanley Ward Stephenson
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Eastman Kodak Co
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J17/00—Mechanisms for manipulating page-width impression-transfer material, e.g. carbon paper
    • B41J17/36—Alarms, indicators, or feed-disabling devices responsible to material breakage or exhaustion
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K15/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers
    • G06K15/02—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers
    • G06K15/028—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data, e.g. computer output printers using printers by thermal printers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K2215/00—Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data
    • G06K2215/0082—Architecture adapted for a particular function
    • G06K2215/0094—Colour printing
EP93420124A 1992-03-27 1993-03-23 Non-volatile memory thermal printer cartridge Expired - Lifetime EP0562979B1 (en)

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US07/858,731 US5266968A (en) 1992-03-27 1992-03-27 Non-volatile memory thermal printer cartridge
US858731 1992-03-27

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